The Western Michigan Broncos (0-2) and the No. 9 Illinois Fighting Illini (2-0) meet Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET (FS1). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NCAA football odds around the Western Michigan vs. Illinois odds and make our expert college football picks and predictions for the best bets.

Illinois leads the all-time series 4-2, although Western Michigan won 34-10 in the most recent meeting in 2016 in Champaign in a game which saw the Broncos run for 287 yards and 4 TDs. The good news for the Fighting Illini is that QB Wes Lunt won't be walking through that door on Saturday. He was the starting QB for that embarrassing blowout loss.

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